Arthur kelly evans



(No Model.)

A. K. EVANS. STAY TRAVELER.

Patented June 5, 1894.

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UNITED STATES ARTHUR KELLY EVANS, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

STAY-TRAVELER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,955, dated June 5,1894.

Application filed October 2, 1893.

the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved stay traveler and the object of theinvention is to devise a simple, cheaply constructed and efficient staytraveler, which may readily be clasped onto the stay, and when on, beinca-- pable of being detached except when its base bar is pushed up tothe stay and turned at right angles to it and it consists essentially ofa traveler composed of two reversely turned hooks secured at their baseto a cross bar, the sides of the hooks being parallel to each other andat sufficient distance apart to permit of the insertion of the stay andthe ends of the hooks being preferably the same distance from the basebar as the hooks are apart, the traveler being otherwise arranged,constructed in detail and attached to the bolt rope of the sail ashereinafter more particularly explained. Figure 1, is a perspective viewshowing different forms of my traveler secured to the sail and claspedon the wire stay also the manner of placing the traveler upon the stay.Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail of the traveler. Fig. 3, is an enlargeddetail of an alternative form of traveler. Fig. 4, is an end viewshowing the preferred construction of the hooks.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure. v

'A, is the wire stay, B, the sail, O, the bolt rope which is attached tothe edge of the sail, D, the eyelets made in the sail, and, E, thetraveler. The traveler, E, is composed of two hooks, e, parallellyarranged at right angles to the base bar, E. The hooks have enlargedends e, as shown which are designed to keep the stay against the top ofthe hooks and are reversely turned.

E, are end ribs formed on the end of the base bar, E, and, E is a ribformed on the base bar, E, centrally between the bases of the hooks, e.The base bar, E, has preferably a concave groove E formed at the bot tomthroughout its length in order that it may be snugly secured to the boltrope.

Serial No. 487,023. (No model.)

F, is the marline by which the traveler, E, is secured to the bolt rope.is wound backwardly and forwardly through the eyelets and overthe barpassing on both sides of the hooks within the ribs, E, and between thehooks on both sides of the central rib, E The ribs, E, and E aresufficiently high so that the marline in being wound over the bar, E,will be below the level of the top of the ribs.

In Fig. 1, I show two travelers secured to the bolt rope and located inposition uponthe stay and the lowest traveler with the sails slightlyfolded so that the base of the traveler is practically at right anglesto the stay which is shown between the parallelly arranged hooks betweenwhich it is inserted previously to its being turned around and broughtdown into the position shown by the upper traveler. It will thus be.seen that it is merely necessary to fold the sail and turn the travelerat The marline, F,

right angles to the stay and bring the parbottom of the hooks when thetraveler may be turned around and drawn down into the position shown bythe travelers at the upper portion of this figure.

It will be seen on reference to Fig. 2, that the central rib, E on thebase bar, E, will prevent the stay when the traveler is being placedupon it from rubbing against the marline and wearing it out and that theend ribs E" will not only prevent any wear on the marline passingbetween them and the hooks but will also impede the marline from passingolf the ends of the base bar, E.

In Fig. 3, I show downwardly projecting lips, E situated at each end ofthe base bar. These lips are designed to be bent around the bolt rope bypinchers so as to securely grasp it and firmly secure the traveler tothe rope. In this form the marline might be used or not but I think itpreferable that I should use the marline in any event. The lips, E willof course serve to further stop any danger of the traveler twisting orbecoming loosened upon or out of alignment with the bolt rope. I

In Fig. 4, Ishow the hooks, e, of the traveler with an elongated loopform, e extending the diameter of the stay. When the sail or jib islowered it generally falls into folds first on one side and then on theother. The bolt rope of course being on the ends of the folds would inthis form allow of the stay passing into the elongated loop, 6 of one ofthe hooks ot the traveler to one of the elongated loops, 6 of the otherhook of the traveler and thereby secure the sail in such a position thatit will be practically impossible for atraveler to become detached fromthe stay.

I am aware that a double hook has been arranged extending obliquely outfrom and forming part of a screwed shank for the purpose of forming theend of a clothes pole or a cistern pole hook but I do not know of anyform or device in which the hooks are reversely set and parallel to eachother from top to bottom by which they are connected to a crossbar andwhich form is necessary in order to produce a traveler calculated toserve the purpose for which my invention is especially designed.

I wish finally to draw attention to the fact that should it be desiredto remove the sail from the stay everytime it is lowered I wouldpreferably use the form of traveler shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, butshould it be desired to leave the sail on the stay I would preferablyuse the form shown in Fig. 4. When this form is used it will be seenthat when the sail is lowered the fold in the sail would cause thetraveler to turn alternately to the right and to the left. In turning tothe right of course the stay would be thrown against the side of thehooks and be securely held in position and when turned to the left thestay would be thrown into the loops, e which would also securely holdthe traveler in position on the stay. When the sail is being raisedagain the travelers would fall into alignment with the stay as they arecaused to ascend upon it.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A traveler for stays comprising abase and two reversely turned hooks, and a rib E formed between thehooks von the base bar as and for the purpose specified.

2. A traveler for stays comprising a base and two reversely turned hooksand ribs formed on the ends of the base bar as and for the purposespecified.

3. A traveler for stays comprising a base and two reversely turnedhooks, a concave groove formed at the bottom of the base bar, and lips Eextending downwardly from the ends and arranged as and for the purposespecified.

4. A traveler for stays comprising a base, two reversely turned hooks,said hooks having elongated loops e" formed to extend beyond the basebar, the distance between the hooks, the diameter of the loops (2, andthe distance between the ends of the hooks and the base bar being allsubstantially equal as and for the purpose specified.

ARTHUR KELLY EVANS.

Witnesses:

B. BOYD, H. G. S. YOUNG.

